diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py
index fa0b43e75..0252d0882 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/search_source_connectors_routes.py
@@ -2338,6 +2338,7 @@ async def run_google_drive_indexing(
         items = GoogleDriveIndexRequest(**items_dict)
         indexing_options = items.indexing_options
         total_indexed = 0
+        total_skipped = 0
         errors = []
 
         # Get connector info for notification
@@ -2375,7 +2376,7 @@ async def run_google_drive_indexing(
         # Index each folder with indexing options
         for folder in items.folders:
             try:
-                indexed_count, error_message = await index_google_drive_files(
+                indexed_count, skipped_count, error_message = await index_google_drive_files(
                     session,
                     connector_id,
                     search_space_id,
@@ -2387,6 +2388,7 @@ async def run_google_drive_indexing(
                     max_files=indexing_options.max_files_per_folder,
                     include_subfolders=indexing_options.include_subfolders,
                 )
+                total_skipped += skipped_count
                 if error_message:
                     errors.append(f"Folder '{folder.name}': {error_message}")
                 else:
@@ -2457,6 +2459,7 @@ async def run_google_drive_indexing(
                 notification=notification,
                 indexed_count=total_indexed,
                 error_message=error_message,
+                skipped_count=total_skipped,
             )
 
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/google_drive_indexer.py b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/google_drive_indexer.py
index 694b8e86a..07e2614e3 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/google_drive_indexer.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/tasks/connector_indexers/google_drive_indexer.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
     max_files: int = 500,
     include_subfolders: bool = False,
     on_heartbeat_callback: HeartbeatCallbackType | None = None,
-) -> tuple[int, str | None]:
+) -> tuple[int, int, str | None]:
     """
     Index Google Drive files for a specific connector.
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
         on_heartbeat_callback: Optional callback to update notification during long-running indexing.
 
     Returns:
-        Tuple of (number_of_indexed_files, error_message)
+        Tuple of (number_of_indexed_files, number_of_skipped_files, error_message)
     """
     task_logger = TaskLoggingService(session, search_space_id)
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
             await task_logger.log_task_failure(
                 log_entry, error_msg, None, {"error_type": "ConnectorNotFound"}
             )
-            return 0, error_msg
+            return 0, 0, error_msg
 
         await task_logger.log_task_progress(
             log_entry,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
                     log_entry, error_msg, "Missing Composio account",
                     {"error_type": "MissingComposioAccount"},
                 )
-                return 0, error_msg
+                return 0, 0, error_msg
             pre_built_credentials = build_composio_credentials(connected_account_id)
         else:
             token_encrypted = connector.config.get("_token_encrypted", False)
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
                         {"error_type": "MissingSecretKey"},
                     )
                     return (
+                        0,
                         0,
                         "SECRET_KEY not configured but credentials are marked as encrypted",
                     )
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
             await task_logger.log_task_failure(
                 log_entry, error_msg, {"error_type": "MissingParameter"}
             )
-            return 0, error_msg
+            return 0, 0, error_msg
 
         target_folder_id = folder_id
         target_folder_name = folder_name or "Selected Folder"
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
         logger.info(
             f"Google Drive indexing completed: {documents_indexed} files indexed, {documents_skipped} skipped"
         )
-        return documents_indexed, None
+        return documents_indexed, documents_skipped, None
 
     except SQLAlchemyError as db_error:
         await session.rollback()
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
             {"error_type": "SQLAlchemyError"},
         )
         logger.error(f"Database error: {db_error!s}", exc_info=True)
-        return 0, f"Database error: {db_error!s}"
+        return 0, 0, f"Database error: {db_error!s}"
     except Exception as e:
         await session.rollback()
         await task_logger.log_task_failure(
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ async def index_google_drive_files(
             {"error_type": type(e).__name__},
         )
         logger.error(f"Failed to index Google Drive files: {e!s}", exc_info=True)
-        return 0, f"Failed to index Google Drive files: {e!s}"
+        return 0, 0, f"Failed to index Google Drive files: {e!s}"
 
 
 async def index_google_drive_single_file(
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/google_unification/test_drive_indexer_credentials.py b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/google_unification/test_drive_indexer_credentials.py
index 4bcbed730..b6ffa7936 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/google_unification/test_drive_indexer_credentials.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/tests/integration/google_unification/test_drive_indexer_credentials.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ async def test_composio_connector_without_account_id_returns_error(
 
     maker = make_session_factory(async_engine)
     async with maker() as session:
-        count, error = await index_google_drive_files(
+        count, _skipped, error = await index_google_drive_files(
             session=session,
             connector_id=data["connector_id"],
             search_space_id=data["search_space_id"],